The Forever Purge

On the run from a drug cartel, a Mexican couple battle vicious thugs who plan to continue the violent tradition of the now-outlawed Purge.

I have to say that this is probably the most legit of all the Purge movies.  By saying that I mean that it was rotating around the actual kills and the gore/crazy costumes of it all.   This movie was much more grounded in current events and honestly felt kind of like I was watching a bigger version of the January 6th insurrection.  People against immigrants and seeing them as these massive enemies in the name of America.  What more else is there to say?

I mean . . . .  it's a Purge movie.  Does my recommendation really mean anything?   If you have watched the others you will obviously see this.  If you have not - why in the blue hell would you start now?

F9

Dominic Toretto and his crew join forces to battle the most skilled assassin and high-performance driver they've ever encountered -- his forsaken brother.

I have always enjoyed the movies in this franchise.   I am well aware of how far over the top the action is at times but I am able to just push that to the side and watch anyway.   These are just summer popcorn movies and I have no problem taking them for what they are.   That being said - this one went so far above and beyond over the top that anyone who had a problem with that stuff before is going to lose it with the silliness at times of this one.   But regardless - still find them entertaining as hell.   John Cena is a great addition to the franchise and really just makes me want to see The Rock come back to the franchise even more.

It's honestly just another crazy action entry in the very successful franchise.  If you like the others I have no doubt you will like this one.  If you don't - then you won't and honestly why would you start liking them now regardless?  

Cruella

A live-action feature film following the evil exploits of Cruella de Vil, the villain from the Disney film, "101 Dalmatians'.

I really like this concept of Disney's.   The Malificent movies were enjoyable but this one really opened the door of giving classic Disney villains origin story movies.   The movie was honestly Disney's version of The Devil Wears Prada but was a very enjoyable watch.  Emma Stone was great as Cruella.  My only complaint about the movie is that it was definitely too long.   This movie should have been at least 30 minutes shorter and then it would have been even better.

I would definitely recommend people checking this movie out.  It's a very enjoyable watch with an awesome performance that should open doors to a whole new set of Disney live action movies.

Black Widow

At birth the Black Widow (aka Natasha Romanova) is given to the KGB, which grooms her to become its ultimate operative. When the U.S.S.R. breaks up, the government tries to kill her as the action moves to present-day New York, where she is a freelance operative.

Marvel is honestly the most guaranteed thing that I know of.   I was a little skeptical about a movie randomly set in the already existing timeline that was not an origin story but they hit this one out of the park.  Black Widow got her due.  The new characters introduced were amazing and Yelena rocketed to the top of my MCU favorite characters.   The action was amazing.  There were a lot of great laughs.  And the story explaining origins while at the same time moving characters forward was perfectly done.   Possibly the most impressive part though is that the movie at the same time made it possible for more Black Widow movies if they want set in the past while bringing the surviving characters to current times too.   

I would absolutely recommend people checking this out.   It is an incredibly enjoyable summer blockbuster and I'm so glad to see Marvel movies back.

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Now adults, Theodore Templeton and his estranged brother take a magical formula that transforms them into babies for 48 hours. Together, they must now go under cover to prevent an evil genius from turning fellow toddlers intro monstrous brats.

This was a better than average family movie watch.   If you like this first one I have no doubt that you will enjoy this one too.   They did a good job of getting the adults to be kids again and the voice additions were great to the already existing ones.  Dreamworks animation is not on Pixar's level but its a pretty good second best in terms of churning out animation movies that kids and adults can both enjoy.

I would recommend families looking for something to watch check this out.   It's definitely entertaining enough and teaches enough lessons along the way to the younger kids watching it.